Addendum to AAA Minors Playing Rules
- Offensive players as well as defensive players not playing a position must sit on the bench at all times. Coaches & parents are responsible. Coaches should stand beyond the far end of the fence (furthest from home plate) as to not distract the players and please refrain from coaching during a pitch.
- For safety reasons, there will be NO “On-Deck” batter.
- An inning is over after 3 outs or after 4 runs have scored. Except the 6th inning, which will be after 3 outs.
- Game will end after 3 ½ innings IF one team is up by 10 or more runs, AS LONG AS the home team has had last at bat.
- If an Umpire is unavailable it will be up to the managers to find someone to do it. It can be a parent, spectator, or coach, that both managers agree on.
- Any Parent, Coach, or Spectator, who is not respecting the umpire, by questioning calls, needs to be dealt with immediately.
- Players will be permitted to coach bases along with the Adult / coach for the purpose of learning the skill. They obviously will not be included in the umpiring aspect, but will need to wear a helmet.
- Team scorekeepers must verify pitch count and score with each other each half inning.
- There will be no balks. All other pitching rules apply
- There will be no protested games. Protests must be resolved before the next play.
- The batting order will be one continuous list of all players present, each batting in turn, even if they are not playing defensively.
- Exception: If a player shows up after the game is in progress, the player will assume the last position in the batting order.
- Each player must sit one inning before any player sits a second inning
- The coaches will be allowed free substitution. A pitcher once removed as a pitcher may not pitch again in that game. Pitcher can’t move to catcher if he/she throws 40 or more pitches in that game. Catcher may not move to pitcher after having caught 4 innings.
- Base Stealing is allowed.
- Exception: Runners may advance only 1 base per pitch not put in play by the batter. This includes passed balls and wild pitches. Regardless of what happens during a potential throw down, a runner who has already advanced a base cannot take additional bases on that play.
- Exception: Stealing of home plate may happen only once per inning.
- Any player attempted to be picked off may advance.
- Home team supplies two new balls per game
- Neither parents nor coaches will stand behind the backstop, as this is quite distracting to a young pitcher.
- Hit Batter Rule: If a pitcher hits more than 2 batters in an inning or 4 batters in a game, he or she will be removed from the mound for that game.
- A live ball remains to until the pitcher has the ball securely at the mound.
- For the protection of our players, through May 15 no inning can be started after 7pm. After May 15, no inning can be started after 7:30pm. As the season progresses (June 1) and the weather dictates these times may be extended at the umpire’s discretion.